SAN ANTONIO (Ticker) -- The Denver Nuggets came up very short
against the Twin Towers of the San Antonio Spurs.

With no one in the starting lineup taller than 6-9, the Nuggets
were smothered by seven-footers Tim Duncan and David Robinson,
setting a club record for fewest points in a 92-61 loss.

"They defended us well and at some point in the game, we decided
to bang it inside where we had no chance," Nuggets coach Mike
D'Antoni said. "It seemed like we were even afraid to try an
outside shot."

It was the seventh straight win for the Spurs and the seventh
loss in a row for the Nuggets, who fell to 0-12 on the road.

Denver shot less than 29 percent (21-of-73) from the field and
only a basket in the final minute prevented the Nuggets from
matching a club record for fewest field goals in a game. Their
point total was a basket shy of the 63 they scored at Indiana on
March 1, 1998.

"They defended great tonight," said Nuggets guard Chauncey
Billups, who missed all four of his shots. "They do that to a
lot of teams. Anytime you have two seven-footers, it eliminates
a lot that goes on in the paint. With Tim Duncan and David
Robinson down low, you only need your perimeter defenders to
have a mediocre night and you give yourself a great chance to
win."

Duncan had 27 points, eight rebounds and two blocks. Robinson
had 12 points, five rebounds and five blocks in just 28 minutes.
The Spurs allowed just 25 points in the second half as they beat
the Nuggets for the seventh straight time.

"They are the key to the team," said San Antonio guard Antonio
Daniels, who had 11 points and five assists off the bench.
"Right now, they are both playing great. They really complement
each other."

Nuggets forward Antonio McDyess scored 23 points but had several
of his shots blocked by Robinson, who set a tone with his
defense.

"That's my big role now -- defensive man," Robinson said.
"Antonio missed some jump shots and we made him a driver. We
made him go to the rim and I was there for support. It was nice
blocking his shots. It gave a lift to the team."

"Defensively, we played really well tonight," Duncan said.
"Dave had some huge blocks on Antonio and Antonio comes to play
every night."

Denver actually made six of its first 11 shots and held a 16-15
lead midway through the first quarter before coming apart. The
Nuggets went without a basket for almost 10 minutes as the Spurs
put together a 14-4 run featuring six points each by Duncan and
Sean Elliott.

"We started out well, shooting 6-of-11 and played with some good
energy and then the lights went out," D'Antoni said. "I really
have no explanation."

A basket by McDyess ended the drought and cut the deficit to
29-22 with 9:15 remaining in the second quarter but San Antonio
slowly pulled away, opening a 53-36 halftime lead. Duncan
scored 18 points in the first half.

Any chance the Nuggets had of getting back in the game ended in
the third quarter, when they shot 28 percent (5-of-18) and
committed five turnovers. The fourth quarter was even worse, as
Denver shot just 27 percent (4-of-15).

San Antonio opened its largest lead at 92-59 on a 3-pointer by
Andrew Gaze with 1:57 to go.

Elliott scored 18 points and Avery Johnson handed out eight
assists for San Antonio, which shot 45 percent (31-of-69) and
held a 42-39 rebounding advantage.

"Avery and Antonio (Daniels) ran the team well and Sean just
ccontinues to amaze," Spurs coach Gregg Popovich said. "No one
thought he would come back (from offseason surgery) with the
first step that he has."

Nick Van Exel scored 16 points for the Nuggets, whose nine
assists were one better than the franchise low. Denver was
0-of-5 from 3-point range, the first time this season it failed
to make a 3-pointer.